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Sustainability at Concordia
Campus Sustainability Month 2024 Newsletter - Week 3
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From workshops on managing anxiety and terrarium-building, to peer support groups for eco-anxiety, to opportunities for sustainability-focused Concordians to meet up and network, the second week of Campus Sustainability Month has been fantastic so far!
Looking forward to seeing you all during Week 3!
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2024 Campus Sustainability Month jam-packed with events
Campus Sustainability Month, planned by Concordia University’s Office of Sustainability, will feature an event almost every day of October, revolving around sustainability and carbon-efficiency.
“I really hope it sticks in people’s minds after the buzz of campus Sustainability Month is over, and then they keep going and get involved in whatever capacity they can,” said Christian Favreau, who coordinated the month. “Many of the things we have at Concordia are students having ideas and then [the ideas] becoming institutionalized. Some of the work we do at the office is trying to create pathways between sustainability actors so that these things can be upscaled, done sustainably, and receive the kind of resources that they deserve.”
Read the story >
- SDG 4 Quality education
- SDG 11 Sustainabile cities and communities
- SDG 13 Climate Action
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Get involved
Campus Sustainability Month Scan-venger Hunt
Join our scavenger hunt to win sustainable prizes! Simply scan the code, enter your information, and you will be entered into the prize draw. The more unique QR codes you scan, the more chances you have to win!
You will find our QR codes:
- At every event listed as part of Campus Sustainability Month
- At select sustainability locations on each campus
Each unique QR code that you scan and enter your information for adds your name into our prize draw raffle! We are giving away 3 gift baskets containing:
- Ball cap
- Thermos
- Plantable seed pencils
- Upcycled notebook
- Stingers Roast Coffee
- Monthly BIXI pass
- $50 gift card to Bulk Barn
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Sankofa volunteer gardening (multiple dates)
Tuesday, October 15 @ 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., Terrebonne Building 7079 Terrebonne
Sankofa Farming Cooperative is calling on Africans/Afro-descendant/Black-Indigenous peoples to reclaim and seek the wisdom of their roots through teach-ins, workshops, media projects, Black-Indigenous farming/gardening, storytelling and rituals!
Volunteer with MFSC: Cooking for Resilience
Wednesday, October 16 @ 2-4:30 p.m., Hall Building 1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.
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This event will provide an opportunity for volunteers like you to contribute your time and skills towards helping those in need by prepping, packing, and/or deliver food to Resilience Montreal, so they can distribute it afterwards with the communities they help.
Learn how to winterize a perennial herb garden and food forest (multiple dates)
Thursday, October 17 @ 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., Solar House 7141 Sherbrooke W.
Join us for a hands-on volunteer session and learn how to winterize a perennial herb garden and food forest! These sessions will cover essential techniques to protect plants during the colder months, ensuring a healthy and productive garden next season. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or just getting started, this is a great opportunity to gain practical skills and contribute to our community on the Loyola Farm.
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Perspectives on Sustainability: Research at Concordia
Thursday, October 17 @ 2 pm. - 5 p.m., @ 4th SPACE 1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.
This panel, hosted jointly by the Office of Sustainability, the Office of Research, and the Loyola Sustainability Research Centre, will spotlight sustainability research across Concordia’s four faculties and explore best practices and challenges related to sustainable research methodologies. Following the panel discussion, attendees are invited to tour the research poster presentations of graduate students at Concordia who are incorporating sustainability into their research projects!
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Sankofa (afro-exclusive) volunteer gardening (multiple dates)
Sunday, October 20 @ 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Terrebonne Building 7079 Terrebonne
Sankofa Farming Cooperative is calling on Africans/Afro-descendant/Black-Indigenous peoples to reclaim and seek the wisdom of their roots through teach-ins, workshops, media projects, Black-Indigenous farming/gardening, storytelling and rituals!
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Food Revolution Game
The Concordia Food Coalition has created a interactive map - and educational experience! - designed to engage students with the history and significance of the food movement at Concordia University. Players who complete entire tour by visiting the majority of our checkpoints (and the art landmark!) are be eligible to win gift cards!
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Get your fresh, local products at the Concordia Farmers Market
Wednesdays, 3-6 p.m until October 30th
Concordia Farmers Market - 1400 Maisonneuve Blvd W.
Established in 2014, the Concordia Farmers’ Market is the main provider of fresh local, direct-to-market products for the 40 000+ daily eaters on campus. Come visit us next market day and sample what’s on offer by the many incredible growers and makers in the Concordia community!
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Scrutinize: In her latest piece for Drilled News, Amy Westerwelt discusses an uncomfortable trend we're seeing amidst the increasing catastrophic climate events. She notes that though many assume that as more people have direct experience with extreme weather events they will naturally be more supportive of climate policy, the evidence shows otherwise. In fear and desperation, people may turn to isolating themselves more and more, which are the perfect conditions for conspiracy theories to thrive. The only effective antidote to this is building community.
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Office of Sustainability
Concordia University | FB-801
1250 Guy St.
Montreal, Quebec
H3H 2T4
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